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Star Texas golfer apologizes after heckling Rory
University of Texas golfer Luke Potter has apologized after he reportedly was removed from the grounds at TPC Sawgrass earlier this week for heckling star golfer Rory McIlroy.ESPN - 2d -
‘A computer’s joke, on us’: writers respond to the short story written by AI
Sam Altman, the OpenAI boss, has declared its new model ‘good at creative writing’. We asked writers including Tracy Chevalier, Kamila Shamsie and David Baddiel if they agree. This week has seen ...The Guardian - 2d -
Serafini calls Milan’s stadium pursuit ‘a game of dice’ after San Siro proposal
AC Milan and Inter submitted their proposal to buy the San Siro area, including the stadium, earlier this week. The pundit Luca Serafini has called the pursuit ‘a game of dice’. It had been comin...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Be Steam Deck Verified At Release
Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be playable on Steam Deck when it launches next week.. While the original announcement of this support didn't specify where it would fall ...GameSpot - 2d -
Predicted Starting Line-Up: Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)
After another full week off from action, Pep Guardiola’s men return to the Etihad Stadium this weekend to face an in-form Brighton & Hove Albion.The Premier League champions produced a somewhat ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Elon Musk visits NSA after saying agency needs ‘overhaul’
Tech billionaire and senior President Trump adviser Elon Musk visited the National Security Agency (NSA) this week after calling for an "overhaul" of the agency earlier this month. Musk, who is ...The Hill - 2d -
Stocks Rebound After S&P’s Fall Into Correction, but Trump Tariffs Keep Markets on Edge
The gains on Friday were the biggest daily jump since President Trump’s election. But they weren’t enough to overcome steep tariff-induced losses earlier in the week, and the S&P 500 remained in ...The New York Times - 2d -
Gold has already topped $3,000. Here’s what it needs to go up another 16%.
Gold’s climb to an all-time high above $3,000 an ounce this week certainly turned heads, but the value of the precious metal is still around 16% below its real record high from 1980.MarketWatch - 2d -
Mets' Brandon Nimmo still uncertain about Opening Day role amid knee injury
The Mets expect Brandon Nimmo to be their designated hitter on Saturday, but the veteran outfielder isn't sure if he'll be playing in the same role when Opening Day arrives in less than two weeks.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Garrett: Frustration with Browns 'about winning'
Myles Garrett, who recently signed a record-setting extension just weeks after publicly asking for a trade, says he and the Browns are in a "better place" and ready to "turn Cleveland into a winner."ESPN - 2d -
Live updates: Senate averts government shutdown; Trump lays out plan for DOJ
The Senate on Friday voted to avert a government shutdown, just hours before the midnight deadline. The stopgap funding bill bill, which narrowly passed the House earlier this week, triggered a ...The Hill - 2d -
Tuberville: Fetterman 'has come a long way'
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) praised his colleague Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) during an interview this week, stating the Pennsylvania lawmaker has “come a long way” and is the “only” Democrat in ...The Hill - 2d -
Flames & Wranglers Busy Adjusting Rosters
The Calgary Flames (30-23-11) play the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night, ending a three-game homestand before their final trip to the East Coast next week.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
State girls basketball notebook: Junior officials get up-close tourney experience
Mar. 14—HURON — The officiating crew is a little bigger than normal this week for the Class B state basketball tournament. Yes, there's the three officials on the court for each game, 12 of them in ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Reporter's notebook: Are Trump's sweeping firings an abuse of power?
The government must follow certain rules. Not lying is one of them. Two federal judges sent that message to the Trump administration this week when they ordered it to rehire employees fired for ...CBS News - 2d -
Intel's new CEO receives $66 million in options and stock grants on top of $1 million salary
Lip-Bu Tan, who was named CEO of Intel this week, will receive $1 million in salary and about $66 million in stocks and grants vesting over the coming years.CNBC - 2d -
Fan backlash pushes BOS Nation FC to change club name
Boston's National Women's Super League's expansion club, originally named BOS Nation FC, will unveil a new name "in the next few weeks" following fan backlash. The franchise confirmed the news on ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
‘They killed him in cold blood’: the cycle of revenge in north-west Syria
Over 1,000 people – including 745 civilians – were killed in attacks last week that mostly targeted Alawite minority. Sipping tea on an unusually warm February afternoon on his veranda that ...The Guardian - 2d -
UK's Starmer convenes 'coalition of the willing' for second meeting to discuss Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a meeting of global leaders to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at getting ...ABC News - 2d -
Manchester City and Pep Guardiola handed major Oscar Bobb boost ahead Premier League and FA Cup run-in
Oscar Bobb featured in an EDS fixture earlier this week in a major availability boost to the Manchester City first-team, Pep Guardiola has said.Bobb suffered a leg bone fracture in the days that ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
CorSera: ‘Are you kidding?’ – Milan and defiant Conceicao battling external noise
For weeks, there have been many rumours of various kinds circulating around AC Milan regarding the future of the club, but the present is what counts.As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) writes ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Crusaders edge Seaforth for 6-0 start
Just two weeks into the season, and it’s already looking like the road to the NCISAA 3A state championship once again goes through Crusader Park. Grace Christian baseball seized the No. 1 spot in ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Final Day of Basketball Will Yield More (mostly) Great Memories
It’s been a wild and woolly week at the 2025 Nebraska state boys basketball tournament, one filled with crazy comebacks, stunning upsets, untimely injuries and Barret’s Shot. For the first time ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Saturday Sessions: Wilder Woods performs "Wild Fire"
Wilder Woods makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions this week. Wilder Woods is a solo project from singer-songwriter Bear Rinehart, who is best known as the frontman of the Grammy-nominated band ...CBS News - 1d -
Big oil gathers in Texas – but beneath the bravado, Trump-induced anxiety
Energy summit in Houston makes clear US is nowhere close to curbing fossil fuels, but tariffs are causing disquiet. This week, the world’s most influential fossil-fuels conference, which has been ...The Guardian - 1d -
CM: Milan welcome back ‘monster’ Loftus-Cheek – 12 games to decide his future
The big news from the week of work at Milanello was the return of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who will now begin his mission to convince AC Milan that he should stay.Calciomercato.com write how Sergio ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Dahlin’s Meeting With Adams Was About Club Direction, Not An Ultimatum
The kerfuffle raised by TNT panelist and Spittin Chiclets co-host Paul Bissonette earlier this week regarding a meeting between Buffalo Sabres team captain Rasmus Dahlin and GM Kevyn Adams received ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Saturday Sessions: Wilder Woods performs "Love Last"
Wilder Woods makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions this week. Wilder Woods is a solo project from singer-songwriter Bear Rinehart, who is best known as the frontman of the Grammy-nominated band ...CBS News - 1d -
Saturday Sessions: Wilder Woods performs "Be Yourself"
Wilder Woods makes a return visit to Saturday Sessions this week. Wilder Woods is a solo project from singer-songwriter Bear Rinehart, who is best known as the frontman of the Grammy-nominated band ...CBS News - 1d -
Scaroni gives stadium update and admits Milan are ‘asking ourselves questions about the future’
AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has commented on the new stadium project with Inter, and admitted that it has been a disappointing season which forces questions on the future.It was a week of news ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick the latest to speak out on Julián Alvarez’s disallowed penalty
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has added his name to the long list of those to have provided their takes on the controversy stemming from this week’s Madrid Derby.Real and Atlético Madrid of cour...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall
After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US allies. If Robert K Merton, the founding father of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Berlin Summit: Liverpool Join Premier League Transfer Talks
Premier League Clubs to Convene in Berlin for Key Transfer TalksLiverpool are set to travel to Berlin next week for a crucial transfer summit, joining several other Premier League clubs to discuss ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Three questions UConn women’s basketball has to answer to reach championship goal in NCAA Tournament
The UConn women’s basketball team is riding the momentum of a 10-game win streak into March Madness, crowned by a dominant run to win a fifth consecutive Big East Tournament title last week. The ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Checking In On Eight NHL Players Moved At Or Before The 2025 Trade Deadline
It’s been a week since the NHL’s trade deadline has passed, and in most cases of traded players, we’ve seen a decent sample size to judge how well or poorly they might be doing with their new team.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
🎥 Hugo Cuypers continues hot start to 2025 against Toronto 🔥
Chicago Fire frontman Hugo Cuypers is enjoying his second season in the Windy City thus far in the early weeks of the new 2025 MLS campaign after once again finding the back of the net. Coming into ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Niko Medved emerges as leading candidate to be next Gophers men’s basketball coach
The Gophers’ search for its next men’s basketball coach appears to have a frontrunner: Niko Medved of Colorado State, the Pioneer Press has heard this week. No announcement from the U is imminent. ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Barcelona legend endorses move for Julián Alvarez
A former member of the attacking ranks at Barcelona has this week backed a potential swoop for Atlético Madrid standout Julián Alvarez.Frontman Alvarez has of course taken his place front and ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Demon-child movie wows China – and smashes global box office records
Virtually unknown in the west, Ne Zha 2 is the world’s highest-grossing animation at £1.6bn – outdoing Inside Out 2 – just weeks after its release. Just a few years ago, the biggest star of the ...The Guardian - 1d -
Influencer who snatched baby wombat from its mom issues apology
Sam Jones, the U.S. influencer who drew criticism this week for stealing a baby wombat from its mother, issued a lengthy apology on her Instagram account Saturday.NBC News - 1d